Jett Williams

After a fantastic age-19 season in which Williams made his way into six Double-A games with the Rumble Ponies, the teenager was awarded the Mets Top Minor League Player of the Year. Williams has been recognized by many as the top prospect in the organization, including Baseball America, even after the Mets acquired a handful of top young talent from both the Rangers and the Astros at the trade deadline.

Jett showcased his ability to swing the stick and get on base right away in 2022 in just 10 games in rookie ball, where he collected eight hits, including three extra-base hits, 6 stolen bases, and drew four walks in his first taste of professional ball after being taken 14th overall in the 2022 draft. In 2023, Williams showed why he was taken in the top 15 of his draft class, moving up three minor league levels while batting .263 with a .425 on-base percentage and slugging .451 (.876 OPS). Williams tapped into some of his power stroke, smashing 13 home runs and driving in 55 RBIs this season.

While the counting numbers are eye-popping for a teenager, Williams is a true game changer when it comes to getting on base and causing havoc. Williams struck out only 118 times and walked 104 times in 410 at-bats while being 2-5 years younger than the average competition across all levels. Getting on base at such a high clip allowed Williams to showcase his base running ability in collecting 45 stolen bases, getting caught only 7 times.

Though Willams exclusively played shortstop in 2022, his speed and athleticism allow him to move all over the field, which he showed in 2023, playing 92 games at short and 21 in center field. Jett struggled initially, collecting 18 errors in 481 innings at short with St. Lucie. However, he was able to gather himself after promotions to Brooklyn and Binghamton, where he had just five errors in 281 1/3 innings at short.

It’ll be exciting to watch Williams continue to grow this season after expressing his desire to play in the Major Leagues as soon as this year.

Christian Scott

Scott was named the Mets Top Minor League Pitcher of the Year after posting a 2.57 ERA over 87.2 innings in 19 starts across three minor league levels, including 12 starts in Double-A with the Rumble Ponies.

Scott, a college arm taken in the fifth round of the 2021 Amateur Draft from the University of Florida, has made steady progress through the system, pitching in a total of 40 minor league games (28 starts) and 149 innings over the last 2+ seasons. This past season, Scott demonstrated his ability to control his pitches and throw strikes, walking only 12 batters while striking out 107 in just 87 2/3 innings.

While Scott possesses a solid fastball-slider combination, with his fastball sitting between 93-96 MPH, his ability to master a third pitch will likely dictate whether he breaks into the league as a starter or reliever. Scott will need to continue to develop his change-up before becoming a major league option as a starter or out of the pen.

With the 6’4” righty turning 25 years old this coming June, the clock is beginning to tick for him to push through the system toward making his MLB debut. It will be exciting to see how aggressively the Mets new front office handles Scott after he showed the ability to pitch extremely well in Double-A last season.

Tyler Stuart

Coming in at 6’9”, Stuart puts the nickname “Big Pelf” to shame. The big right-hander is an absolute unit out of Southern Miss’ that the Mets took in the 6th round of the 2022 draft. After struggling mightily in his first taste of pro ball in 2022, Stuart came out of the gates firing in 2023.

Stuart led the all minor league pitchers with a 1.55 ERA through 14 starts (averaging a little more than 5 2/3 innings per start) for High-A Brooklyn before he was promoted to Binghamton in July. Stuart pitched another 35 innings over seven starts in Binghamton and posted a solid 3.60 ERA while being a year and half younger than the average competition.

Stuart, like Scott, possesses the ability to throw strikes and keep guys off base. He struck out 112 batters and walked 32 across a total of 110.2 innings pitched in 23’. If Stuart can continue to improve on lowering his walk rate

It’s no secret that the Mets are in need of significant pitching depth. Stuart is coming into his age 24 season, and similar to Scott, the Mets may try to be more aggressive in getting him through the system and to the major leagues. He should be another exciting arm to watch alongside Scott and some of the other young pitchers in Double-A and Triple-A in 2024.

Nick Morabito

The Mets took a chance on Morabito in 2022, taking him 75th overall out of Gonzaga High School and signing him above-slot at $1 million. Coming into 2023 as a relatively unknown prospect, Morabito showed his ability to get on base and steal bases, while playing a fantastic center field and collecting multiple highlight reels throughout the 2023 season between the rookie-level Mets and the Low-A St. Lucie Mets.

While Morabito’s arm strength and lack of home run power (2 HR in 209 ABs) are certainly concerning, he shows enough power 14 XBH and possesses plus speed which allows him to cover a ton of ground in center field. Morabito’s speed helps him on the base paths as well, where he tallied up 21 stolen bases in 25 attempts in 2023. The right-handed hitter posted an impressive .437 OBP for the FCL Mets before his promotion to St. Lucie, where he put up a .403 OBP in 27 games.

The 20-year-old showed a tantalizing combination of speed and the ability to get on-base at a high clip during the 2023 season while playing all three outfield positions and second base.